Los Angeles Times
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February 05, 2026
Vandals broke into a Catholic school in Long Beach, stealing church items, damaging statues and tossing the tabernacle to the ground, according to police and school officials.
“STATUES were smashed” and sacred items strewn about, the school posted.
(Courtesy of Tony Tripp)
Holy Innocents School posted on Facebook that the school’s church hall was broken into and destroyed Monday.
“Statues were smashed. Our sound system was ripped out. Sacred and valuable items were thrown about and damaged — as if the goal was destruction itself,” according to the post.
“Whoever did this didn’t just steal. They targeted.
This story is from the February 05, 2026 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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